Get a copy of a Crime Report
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Getting a crime report

TO GET A CRIME REPORT VIA EMAIL:

  • There is no fee for a crime report involving one incident. However, requests for multiple reports involving different incidents may be subject to a fee.
  • To get a copy of a crime report you must provide some necessary information. This includes the name of at least one of the following: a victim, a witness, a suspect, or a reporting person. You must also advise what the incident involved (e.g. Theft from a Motor Vehicle, Burglary, Assault, etc.) as well as a location and date of the incident. If you have the police report number you should include this with your request. Also, please write your return email address in the request.
  • For your convenience, CLICK HERE for a CRIME Report Request Form. Please save/download this form and open it using Adobe Reader before filling it in and emailing it to [email protected]
  • THIS IS FOR CRIME REPORTS ONLY. Accident reports can be retrieved from the department website at no cost. Click here.
  • These instructions are for requesting a report for a single incident . For bulk reports, video requests, and other requests for information under the Ohio Public Records Act, please go to our Toledo Police Public Records Office page.
  • Send your request for a single crime report to: [email protected]

TO GET A REPORT THROUGH U.S. MAIL:

If you choose to obtain a copy of a crime report by US mail you must provide some necessary information. This includes the name of at least one of the following: a victim, a witness, a suspect, or a reporting person. You must also advise what the incident involved (e.g. Theft from a Motor Vehicle, Burglary, Assault, etc.) as well as a location and date of the incident. If you have the police report number you should include this with your request. You may use THIS FORM and send it along with a self-addressed stamped envelope to:

Toledo Police Reports Desk

TO GET A REPORT IN PERSON:

You may obtain a copy of a crime report or an accident report by visiting the Safety Building located at 525 N. Erie. The Records Bureau is open to the public Monday—Friday between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.

There is no fee for a crime report involving one incident. However, requests for multiple reports involving different incidents may be subject to a fee. 

Accident reports can be retrieved from the department website at no cost. Click here.

Toledo Police Public Records Office